Under a feigned or disguised appearance or name; fraudulently; spuriously; in appearance but not in reality. Now rare, except as implied in sense 3.
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [adverb] > in appearance (9) colourably1433 Under a feigned or disguised appearance or name; fraudulently; spuriously; in appearance but not in reality. Now rare, except as implied in sense 3. in show1556 In appearance; esp. in appearance but not in nature; ostensibly, superficially. Now rare. for show1563 for show: (with reference to action, speech, behaviour, etc.) merely for the sake of appearances (in contrast with a person's true nature… affectedly1637 With studied simulation; pretendingly, hypocritically. speciously1647 In a specious manner; attractively or plausibly, but deceptively or fallaciously. ostensibly1762 In an ostensible manner; avowedly, declaredly, professedly. Usually distinguished from, and often implicitly or explicitly opposed to, actually or… ostensively1763 In an ostensive manner: †(a) avowedly, professedly, ostensibly (obsolete); (b) directly, demonstratively; by means of direct indication or… lamb-fashion1810 after the fashion of a lamb; used in proverbial phrase mutton dressed lamb-fashion, applied to an old woman dressed in youthful style. pretencedly1885 With or in pretence; pretendedly, feignedly, allegedly. rare in later use. |
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